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Parliament is now prorogued - suspended - until 14 October. As proceedings came to a close just before 02:00 BST, a group of opposition MPs held up signs saying "Silenced". They appeared to try to block the way of Speaker John Bercow, who had earlier announced his resignation.

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LONDON: British MPs voted Monday to demand Prime Minister Boris Johnson release confidential documents relating to Britain´s EU exit, during a final day of defiance before he suspends their session until just weeks before Brexit. MPs voted by 311 to 302 for a motion by a rebel Conservative MP demanding the government publish all documents relating to Operation Yellowhammer, the...

brexit countdown_bgCreated with Sketch. Boris Johnson told his Cabinet yesterday the EU would think 'these guys really are serious' following his dramatic decision to prorogue Parliament for a month leaving Remainer rebels little time to prevent No Deal. On a conference call with senior ministers the PM said Brussels was more likely to offer Britain a deal if it thought that...

brexit countdown_bgCreated with Sketch. Boris Johnson told his Cabinet yesterday the EU would think 'these guys really are serious' following his dramatic decision to prorogue Parliament for a month leaving Remainer rebels little time to prevent No Deal. On a conference call with senior ministers the PM said Brussels was more likely to offer Britain a deal if it thought that...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has succeeded in his plan to suspend Britain’s rebellious Parliament for five weeks, but he has achieved little else in his first prolonged jousting with legislators determined to prevent a no-deal Brexit. The simmering showdown between Johnson and Parliament over Brexit came to a head as lawmakers delivered three defeats to the government’s plans...

LONDON: British MPs rejected a second attempt by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday to call an early election to break the Brexit deadlock, in a final show of defiance before he controversially suspends parliament. After a tumultuous few days that exposed Johnson´s weakness in the face of hostile lawmakers, the House of Commons again refused to grant a snap poll that might...

LONDON (AP) — The latest on Brexit (all times local): 1:50 a.m. The British government has formally suspended Parliament, sending lawmakers home for five weeks amid a Brexit crisis. The legislature was officially prorogued, or suspended, with a formal ceremony in the House of Lords — but only after House of Commons Speaker John Bercow voiced his displeasure, saying many regard...